Heroica Guaymas weather in March

In March, Heroica Guaymas sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Heroica Guaymas's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heroica Guaymas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:39 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
30%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Heroica Guaymas is municipal seat of Guaymas, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1701

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Heroica Guaymas reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Heroica Guaymas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Heroica Guaymas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 12°81.310.48.7
Feb24° / 13°111.5118.7
Mar26° / 15°50.511.88.8
Apr28° / 18°10.212.68.0
May31° / 21°00.113.46.1
Jun34° / 25°10.213.74.4
Jul35° / 29°102.413.63.2
Aug35° / 29°264.5133.0
Sep34° / 27°595.512.23.7
Oct32° / 23°172.211.35.5
Nov27° / 17°121.310.68.2
Dec23° / 13°131.510.38.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Heroica Guaymas gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:566:18
211.46:556:19
311.46:546:19
411.56:536:20
511.56:526:21
611.56:506:21
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1911.96:366:29
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2612.16:286:33
2712.16:276:33
2812.16:256:34
2912.26:246:34
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 8.14 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Heroica Guaymas

In seasonPeak

None of Heroica Guaymas's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Heroica Guaymas sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Pacific hurricane
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Is March a good time to visit Heroica Guaymas?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Heroica Guaymas for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Heroica Guaymas in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Heroica Guaymas sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Heroica Guaymas in March

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 6 to Dec 15 — about 8.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr21Refreshing
May24Refreshing
Jun27Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Heroica Guaymas in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Heroica Guaymas peaks around July 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Heroica Guaymas in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Heroica Guaymas is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1917 µg/m³Jan 115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb5Good
Mar5Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun8Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct5Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Heroica Guaymas?

Heroica Guaymas sits at 27.9°N, 110.9°W, 18 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Empalme, 10 km away.

Topography around Heroica Guaymas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Heroica Guaymas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heroica Guaymas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,146 m.

The land around Heroica Guaymas is covered by shrubs (40%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, water (51%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
469 m
16 km
469 m
80 km
1,146 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
March weather nearby: Empalme 10 km · San Carlos 15 km · Esperanza 102 km · Ciudad Obregón 106 km · Miguel Alemán (La Doce) 117 km · Hermosillo 130 km · Navojoa 172 km · Huatabampo 174 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Heroica Guaymas (27.9199°, -110.8989°, elevation 18 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).